When Women Rule

When Women Rule (Spanish: Cuando las mujeres mandan) is a 1951 Cuban musical comedy film directed by Joseph P. Mawra and starring Federico Piñero, Alberto Garrido and Germán Valdés.[1] The Mexican star Valdés, also known as Tin Tan, was loaned out by his Mexican studio for the film.

When Women Rule
Directed byJoseph P. Mawra
Written byJosé Fernández
Armando Pérez-Blanco
StarringFederico Piñero
Alberto Garrido
Germán Valdés
CinematographyEnrique Bravo
Ricardo Delgado
Edited byMario González
Production
company
Producciones Alejo y Mederos
Release date
1951
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCuba
LanguageSpanish

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Humberto Rodríguez Silva and Osvaldo Estivil.[2]

Plot

Two Cuban soldiers fighting in the Korean War decide to desert and steal a plane which they end up crash landing on a tropical island. They find it is a militaristic female-dominated society, and they are promptly imprisoned. After a series of adventures they eventually take part in a revolution.

Partial cast

  • Aidita Artigas
  • Xonia Benguría
  • Marcelo Chávez
  • Emilita Dago
  • Alberto Garrido
  • Fela Jar
  • Jorge Montalvan
  • Armando Orefiche
  • Federico Piñero
  • Sandra
  • Olga Uz
  • Germán Valdés

References

  1. García Osuna p.73
  2. Osuna, Alfonso J. García (2006). The Cuban Filmography: 1897 through 2001. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 73. ISBN 9781476605319.

Bibliography

  • Alfonso J. García Osuna. The Cuban Filmography: 1897 through 2001. McFarland, 2003.


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